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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that he proposes to take given Ireland’s position on the UN Security Council regarding reports of Iran executing protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62451/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: I am on the campus. I have a number of questions relating to the opening statement. My first is about the waiting list action plan. The plan was to have a net reduction of 130,000 in the numbers on the waiting lists. How has that progressed this year to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: Is there a reason those targets have not been met? Obviously, 98% is very ambitious compared to reaching 82%. That is a 16% shortfall. Is there a reason that has happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: It is positive that people are not waiting years for basic procedures. There are people who have a different experience from that. I do not want to be negative but there have been incidents where people have been waiting for days to be seen in emergency departments. That is just not acceptable. I have raised this on numerous occasions. This is happening in a lot of emergency departments,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. Mulvany.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: As we speak 35 children are being denied a drug because of the insatiable greed of a pharmaceutical company. Vertex, which is based in Ireland, is denying 35 children this vital drug. It has the Government and the HSE over a barrel. More importantly it has the families over a barrel. This company has made billions of dollars in profits yet it is insatiable for more profits. Can the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has had any meetings or discussions with the EPA in relation to the impact on the State's emissions targets from data centres using gas fired generators as back-up generators; the estimated additional C02 emissions from current and planned data centres with similar or planned gas fired generator; and...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: A number of very important debates will happen next year. These debates are on very complex and quite difficult issues, but I believe these difficulties are not impossible to overcome. Successive governments have failed to address them in any meaningful way. These debates surround the issues of drug reform and end-of-life choices. During this week the Joint Committee on Justice published...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank everyone for attending to discuss this issue. My first question relates to the first page of the written submission. It concerns the GPs in the State at the moment. It was said there are 4,257, with 2,807 full-time equivalents. What would the figure have been 20 years ago or, even better, 40 years ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: It is recommended that the country should have 6,000 GPs. Dr. Farrell said there was a four-year course. To enter the course, what qualifications does a person have to have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: Nine to ten years before-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: So it is in or around nine or ten years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: What does the four-year course involve? What are the criteria?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: When GPs qualify, where do they gravitate towards? Obviously, there is rural–urban factor. Are they gravitating towards individual or collective practices?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: With regard to the public and private sectors, towards where are doctors gravitating?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: That seems to be the general model.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: On the general practice nurses, Dr. Quinlan is saying there needs to be a doubling over the next period of time. He is saying the general nurse practitioner training course will be delivered. Has there been a high uptake?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: What is the route into general practice nursing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: How long will the course for general practice nurses be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Gino Kenny: Six months. It is not that long.